Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 149

Episode 149. Repeater (1)

Since I've been living in this body for so long, I can now roughly guess how I appear to other people.

'A madman who subdued the Third Prince's direct subordinate unit, Wedge, right in front of the Third Prince.'

Moreover, the smiling executioners who blindly follow the 'royal family' and challenge the prince's stronghold.

'I'll look like a lunatic.'

Of course.

He is a member of the four great families known as the Cryphat family, but he is labeled as 'Prason'.

Besides, there would be no reason for a guy with no power or influence other than his position as 'Closed Eyes' to show such behavior.

But that's my gamble.

'No matter how loyal I am to the royal family, anyone can do this if they lose their mind.'

I don't know why Kaldrak captured me, but he must want something.

The purpose is to take control of the conversation by pretending to be crazy in advance.

of course.

'Just kill him.'

If I say that, it will be awkward.

After all, Kaldrak is the third prince of the Adratan Empire.

It seems like they are currently aware of 'something' and are doing these things based on that.

If I approach it from the perspective of a 'prince', my life will end here.

That's difficult. I want to live a long life.

I haven't even seen the new orchid grow yet.

“Stop it, Sir Yulian.”

Fortunately, Kaldrak, as the 'Prince', did not order a severe punishment.

Above all, it seemed as if he was questioning me and had no intention of harming me as a power.

We all know that going any further than that is suicidal.

'Is this enough?'

I pretended to give in to Kaldrak's momentum and answered with a smile.

“I guess he was a good worker. You even saved his life yourself.”

“Ugh, ugh……!”

When I let go, Dergo started glaring at me as if he was going to tear me to pieces.

Kaldrak opened his mouth to speak to him.

“Take the handcuffs off.”

He looked embarrassed at the words to release the prisoner.

“Ha, but low…….”

“If Sir Yurian had any thoughts, he wouldn’t think of harming me. Besides, do you think I would lose to Sir Yurian?”

"that……."

“Let me go.”

As Dergo continued to hesitate, Kaldrak nodded his head with a heavy expression, and with his lips quivered, he released my handcuffs.

“Thank you, my lord. That’s much better.”

“You guys, leave. I have something to talk to you alone, Sir Yurian.”

Just the two of us… … Is that okay?

If I really turn my eyes back, there will be no prince or anything, of course I don't intend to do that.

The wedges also looked slightly worried, but soon saluted politely and left his office.

Kaldrak and I were left alone in the simple office.

There was a brief silence, but soon the guy broke it and opened his mouth.

“This is your first time.”

Is this your first time?

“You came back to the North at this time, you know.”

A strange feeling I've had for a while now.

Perhaps, this guy is definitely of the same 'class' as me.

I know the content of <Let's Kill the Demon King Now>… … that kind of thing.

'……player?'

That's the first thought that came to mind.

If you have some understanding of the game's scenario and content, there is a high probability that you are a 'player' who has been possessed here like me.

'then…….'

They must be allies.

Anyone who has played this game even once knows the future it will bring.

But no one knows how the future will change as circumstances change 'a little'.

Geumseong left to find Worabel.

Those who should be dead are alive.

The Dawn Society is still going strong with no signs of collapse.

In this situation, if we are all 'players', we will join forces to plan for the future.

'Somehow, this guy doesn't seem to have that intention.'

One question could be raised there.

It's not a situation that can be judged rashly, but if we make a careful guess.

'This guy might not be a player.'

If you were a 'player' in the first place, you would have asked me directly.

Are you a player?

Of course, you can be cautious.

Especially to 'Yurien'. If you say useless things to the villain who is considered the most powerful in this world, you will have nothing to say even if your head is cut off.

But I think differently.

'Players have no reason to be hostile to each other.'

No matter how different their social statuses may be, the ultimate goal of the 'players' will be to prevent the disaster that will strike.

In that sense, this guy is… … what?

'I guess I'll have to find out from now on.'

“Ahem.”

I cleared my throat once and turned my gaze back to Kaldrak.

“Sometimes I miss the cool breeze from the north.”

Words that are not in one's heart.

Who would want to come here?

I tried so hard not to be assigned here.

“Then how about returning to North Pool? I can make room for the wedge too.”

“Huh huh…….”

Instead of answering, I gave a short laugh.

Since I couldn't openly refuse the prince's offer, I just smiled in return.

Given his status, it would be a mistake to say anything completely negative.

Of course, he knows that this is a 'rejection'.

“I’m serious, Yulian.”

I'm serious, too, Your Highness the Prince.

Should I show my true feelings now?

“If you knew about the crisis that will come to the continent of Rosenda in the future, it would be better for you to join me.”

When he continued to say this, I thought to myself, 'As expected.'

With the resurrection of the demon Barbatos, a dark future unfolds where demons rule the devastated continent.

'Red Noble', like the 'One-Armed Demon', is its cornerstone.

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t even think about ignoring me. You ‘already’ knew that, so you must have been so bloodshot just to kill the one-armed demon.”

“I don’t know. I am so humble that I cannot understand what the meaning of Kaldrak is.”

I tried to act cool, but there was determination in his eyes.

What position does the 'one-armed demon', or rather the demon undergoing 'red transformation', have in the story?

Kaldrak clicked his tongue once and made a face of disapproval. But it was only for a moment.

The guy opens his mouth with a face that shows strong determination.

“Well, it’s not strange to be on guard. The ‘phenomenon’ we’re facing is not normal.”

The guy muttered as if he had understood something and shrugged his shoulders.

“Let me speak first to alleviate each other’s doubts.”

So… who are you?

“Few people are aware of the dangers of demons undergoing ‘red transformation’ in this era.”

That's right.

'Redemption' is something that will happen in the future, not now. And there are no studies or statistics on it yet.

“It is safe to say that few people know the dangers unless they have already ‘experienced it.’”

If you say that games are also 'experiences', then that's true.

“I am a repeater like you, Yulian.”

Iterator.

'That's ridiculous… … '

The moment I heard those words, I felt dizzy.

'What the heck is that!?'

I really don't know, that's why.

***

What on earth are you trying to say?

Actually, I didn't get the feeling.

Until now, the word 'repeater' was an unheard of setting.

If this is the first time I, a die-hard user of <Let's Kill the Demon King Now>, am hearing about it, then it probably doesn't actually exist.

“……Huh, is that so?”

But this ego hates pretending not to know so much that it pretended to know first.

Of course, if we just look at the words and infer.

One who repeats 'life'.

Or someone who only repeats certain 'specific situations'.

Well, you could guess that.

“Yes. So how about joining forces with me? In order to prepare for the disaster that will eventually come, and furthermore, to devour all of the Adratan Empire.”

Even if it was preparing for disaster, the words 'swallowing the Adratan Empire' were truly intuitive.

I will be the 'Emperor'.

That's what I'm saying.

“I guess that’s why you made a contract with the witch of the Snowstorm Forest.”

“……No, that’s not all.”

He trailed off, and it seemed as if he was reminiscing about the past.

"so……."

It wasn't long before Kaldrak opened his mouth in a forceful tone.

“What’s the answer?”

I guess you want to hear the answer that you are with me. Because you think of me as a similar 'kind'.

But the answer is set.

“I am sorry, but I must decline, Your Majesty Kaldrak.”

Although he showed his intention to refuse, Kaldrak did not show any sign of being particularly flustered.

“Why?”

I won't even go so far as to say why.

“Because I am not a ‘repeater’ as you said.”

Kaldrak looked slightly flustered at my words, but soon regained his composure.

“If you weren’t a repeater, how did you know about the one-armed demon?”

“That’s it……”

Sneak a glance at Kaldrak and talk.

“Because I know more than the Kaldrak who has ‘repeated’ it several times.”

Ouch.

He was surprised.

To the point where I wonder if it's okay to be this surprised.

To be precise, upon hearing the word 'repeated', Kaldrak looked puzzled.

'As expected.'

Judging from his reaction, I had a vague idea why Kaldrak knew about the disaster that occurred later and the 'one-armed demon'.

'He's the guy who can save and load.'

The game is called <Let's kill the Demon King from now on>.

Of course, for the convenience of the users, the developer included a system called 'Save Load' in the game.

This is a preventive measure provided within the game to allow for flexible handling of unreasonable situations.

'To put it simply… … Unlike me, he is a true regressor in this world.'

In fact, the decisive reason why he discovered that he could use the 'Save Load' function was because he brought the 'Witch of the Snowstorm Forest' with him.

'It is important to know the pattern of the barrier through multiple attempts at the Snowstorm Forest Witch's barrier.'

This means that you can only find out by heading to the bare ground while loading a save.

Breaking through that, I was able to negotiate with the 'Snowstorm Forest Witch' right away.

'A counter-argument that supports my prediction.'

He is not a 'player'.

You can simply use the functions that the 'player' had.

It is not clear why the character 'Kaldrak' can use such abilities.

But nothing is impossible.

'Because in the first place, the current me is Yurian.'

Moreover, the fact that you could already see the 'system window' meant that it was okay for something like this to happen.

“How stupid.”

Kaldrak opened his mouth.

“Yurien, I have your safety in my hands right now. If I were you, I would have at least acknowledged it on the surface.”

Sigh.

I laughed.

“Who is holding my life?”

Because you seem like a guy who doesn't know anything.

“Your Majesty Kaldrak still seems to have no idea what is about to happen.”

I opened my mouth as relaxed as possible.

So that the guy can fall for my bluff.

Actually, it wasn't a bluff.

Since I have some idea of the future, I had a rough idea of what would happen at the barrier later.

The only thing I'm curious about is the guy's save 'point'.

'If only I knew that, cooking would be easier.'

“Are you talking about other savage tribes raiding the North Pool Wall?”

You know that much.

“On the continent, they are lumped together under the term ‘savages,’ but I also know that they are actually a group made up of several tribes.”

Kaldrak opened his mouth with a slightly triumphant voice.

“If other tribes hear that the barbarians who attacked this time have broken through the first gate, they will think that they have a chance and attack by surprise. Do you really think I don’t know this?”

“Surely I would not have dared to think that Your Majesty Kaldrak, who is like the sun, would not know that?”

What I said about not having a clue is something else.

“What Your Majesty Kaldrak does not know now is the ‘human heart.’”

“……The human heart?”

It was funny even to me when I thought about it.

I never thought 'Yurien' would say something like that.

Bam!

The door to the office opened urgently.

“Oh, we’re in trouble. Your Majesty Kaldrak!”

“……What’s going on?”

But what can I do?

“The barbarians are coming, but the soldiers say they will not fight unless Yurian is released!”

Because that's true.